Ironing-table.



G. R. DOBSON.

IRONING TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.26,1910,

Patentgdi May 30, 19M.

To all 'whom it may commen: l Be ii known that, l. (firm-lor onson3 of East lraintree. in the vunty oi l'? and State oi'lMassachusetts. have 'mit certain. .new and useful. improvement lroninfrfables, oi' which the i'illoiving a specification.

This invention relates to a board or table especially designed and adapted for the purpose of supporting 'fabrics in a fiat condition `while presed with hot adapted also for any other uses'as which tables or shelves be put.

The object of the invention is to provide a ne` i and improved forni oit' ironing hoard oi' other table, with ine-ans by which the same may beheld upright in a small space against 'or within the wall oi a room vi'hen not in use. and means permitting the board to 4ne lowered into a horizontal pos in read'v ior lout exertion use in an instants time,l xvii; on thepart-o the user. or eare to adjust or secure the board.

The board. or tabie in is ei'nhodie is hinged at may swing between apri positions and has a horizontal.

rihe feature in which my invention ticularly resides is in the means inse in connection with the brae to cause the latter to lie ila-t :1g-aint the board when np` right and to be placed autoinaticaliy in i proper bracing position when vthe ooaid swung ont.

The apparatus in which iny invention is embodied also incindes a cabinet adapted to be set into or upon the Wall oi a room lin which the ironing hoard :i its l may be inciosed 'when not in us as to oocnpy the least possible space.

In the drawings i illustrated the invention in its preferred forni.

Figure represents an eievation oi being open. @#0 01.

cabinet, the door of the latter Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line Fig. l. Fig. 8 is a sectional .fieiv showing the board in. its horizontal position. el. is a Cross-section on the line. is-Ji; oi Fig.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all figures.

Referring to the drawings the character 1 represents a shallonT box cabinet having a back Wall, Sides. ends and a door 2 hinged to one of the sides. This cabinetV plaeed the arassaonosm'rs.

' 1 isla, sensi no. 551,739.

to `oe-set into the Wall of a house, provided it is installed when the house is partially built and hefore the'walls are sheathedl or plastered. iii-installing the apparatus in a compieted house, when it is not considered desirable te make an opening in the wall, the cabinet niayibe mounted upon the exterior of the wali and it is so shallow as not to taire up much .space or to be any material obstruction, W ien the ironing board is not in use it entirely inclosed" in this cabinet and is covered hy the closed door.

The ironing board itself is represented at,

3 andis hingedatone end to a base 4A, which secured within the cabinet and rests on the bottoniend `v/all thereof.

Qhe hinges are indicated at 5 and are of any common cr desired forni.v The ironing board or table 3 may be swung into an upright position in line Withthe base 4, as

shown iin Figs. l and 2. or it may be brought into a horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 3. Vifhen in this position its'projecting portion snstainedby abrace 6, secured by a hinge '4' to Aa block 8 on the under side of the hoard.. The block and hinge are so arranged 'that the end of the brace bears against the edge of the block.' tslower'endis intended to enter Ydie angie between the support or base 4f and the bottom Wali of' the cabinet, exerting itscthrust against the base ing supported by the bottoni Wall. When the door or table swung into its vertical position. the brace 'falls parallel With it, as shown in Fig. 2, and its end overlaps somewhat the base 4. The parts are secured in ti'iishposition by a button 9 pivoted to a bine-lr i0 on the under side of the board which pas through a slot 1l in the brace when the hitter brought into its Vertical position. shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and may he turned crossvvise, as shown in the latter igiufe outside of said tbrace. "When button holds the brace 'againstthe hoard and brace prevents :he door from falling into its horizontal position` T main feature of the invention is the device which l'. provide for guiding the swinging end of the brace from the position shown in Fig. 2 to that shown in Fig. 3. This means is a link 12 pivotally connected to the base sand to the brace 6. Conveniently the link is a Wire bail mounted in a bearing 13, which is fastened to the base 4 and having its ends bent toward each other the overlapping end of the and be- .and contained in holes vthe sides of the brace near its end. This link or bail is of considerably less thickness than the brace i and its point of engagement with the, latter when the pal s are in their vertical position as shown 1n l ig. 2, is 'farther from the base member 4 than lts point of enga ement with,

said member. l Thus while the oor or table andthe brace are vertical the linklis outwardly inclined. As a result of this constructlon and arrangementi when' the iron- .any

ing board is ulle lowed to swing outward, the

outwardly and clear of the support oi' base'l.

As the board continues to ,swing down, the bail guides the end of the brace against the support 4 and resting on theledge formed .35a stoop and put the brace in the desired posiby the bottom end of'fthe casing. Conis raised, the link versely, when the board swinging out and keeps the brace' from guides it into the vertical position. This link is thus an exceedingly important part ofthe invention in that it lirst forces the brace from the support 4, thereby enabling the board to swing down, and then guides the foot of the brace into the proper linal position whentheboard is horizontal, without allowing vthe brace to fall clear and strike the floor or otherwise get in the'way, and without requiring the user of the board'to tion.

The entire apparatus is compact and si'm- 'ple lin operation. When put away in the cabinet and the door closed, the entire de th of the-whole apparatus may be made ess than four inches, so that'even if the device thrust ap lied byl 'the brace on the link passes outsidp itself and the brace will automatically slip A into place. In order to economize space 1 may make recesses 14 and 15 in the'A inner side of the board to receive the hinge 7 and button 9, but this is a detail of construction, y

which is not absolutely essential.

Although the invention as above described is especially applicable to an ironing board, I desire it to be particularly understood that I do not limit the scope of my! invention to this particular article, but declareA that the invention applies to any sort of swinging table or shelf.

I claim,*

Anvironing board or table hinged at one end to a support and movable about its hinged connection int-o vertical and horizontal positions respectively, a brace pivotally hung from the underside of said board or table between the ends of the latter, a wire bail having its ends bent toward each other and embedded in said brace, and a bearing or eye secured to said support in which said -bail is pivotally mounted.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE n. DoBsoN. Witnesses ARTHUR' H. BROWN, P. W. PEzzE'i'rI. 

